Friday, April 30
Long Beach, Calif.
10:00 AM
UC Irvine
at
Long Beach Throws/Jumps Fest
Photo by: Robert Huskey
Anteaters Shine on Day Two of UCR/LBSU Split Meet
April 30, 2021 | Women's Track & Field
Results - UC Riverside (Sprints/Hurdles)
Results - Long Beach State (Throws)
RIVERSIDE & LONG BEACH, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's track & field team combined for two individual victories and five personal records Friday at the UC Riverside Sprints Invitational and the Long Beach State Throws Fest.
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In Riverside, Kayla Richardson, the reigning Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Week, continued to lead the sprints squad. The Walnut, Calif., native won the 200m in a personal-record 23.90. Despite running into a headwind of 1.4 meters per second, she improved her No. 2 time in program history by four-hundredths of a second.
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Richardson was also the top Big West finisher, and overall runner-up in the 100m (11.86). Ashley Tabag added a season-best 12.85.
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Amari Fraser notched a fourth-place finish in the 100m hurdles (14.55), while Cecily Montanez (64.08) and Fraser (64.27) contributed top-10 showings in the 400m hurdles.
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Alexis Alexander clocked a personal-record 2:20.15 in the 800m.
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Fraser, Aryel Coats, Mia Marquez and Richardson closed out the afternoon by taking second in the 4x400 relay (3:55.76).
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Over in Long Beach, Brianna Villanueva paced the throws squad with her fifth hammer victory of the season, winning the event with a toss of 184-00. She was the only competitor in the 15-person field to surpass 180 feet. Tayla Crenshaw added a top-five finish, coming in fourth (168-08).
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Deandra Tyler and Crenshaw both established personal bests to place second and third in the shot put. Tyler was the runner-up at 44-00.5, improving on her No. 6 mark in program history. Crenshaw also moved up to seventh on the all-time charts with a PR 43-11.75. In addition, Cassious Fiaui hadΒ a lifetime-best 36-06.75.
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In the discus, Villanueva led a trio of 'Eaters with a fourth-place performance (151-03).
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UC Irvine will be back in action tomorrow with the jumps portion of the LBSU Throws/Jumps Fest.
Results - Long Beach State (Throws)
RIVERSIDE & LONG BEACH, Calif. - The UC Irvine women's track & field team combined for two individual victories and five personal records Friday at the UC Riverside Sprints Invitational and the Long Beach State Throws Fest.
Β
In Riverside, Kayla Richardson, the reigning Big West Women's Track Athlete of the Week, continued to lead the sprints squad. The Walnut, Calif., native won the 200m in a personal-record 23.90. Despite running into a headwind of 1.4 meters per second, she improved her No. 2 time in program history by four-hundredths of a second.
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Richardson was also the top Big West finisher, and overall runner-up in the 100m (11.86). Ashley Tabag added a season-best 12.85.
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Amari Fraser notched a fourth-place finish in the 100m hurdles (14.55), while Cecily Montanez (64.08) and Fraser (64.27) contributed top-10 showings in the 400m hurdles.
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Alexis Alexander clocked a personal-record 2:20.15 in the 800m.
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Fraser, Aryel Coats, Mia Marquez and Richardson closed out the afternoon by taking second in the 4x400 relay (3:55.76).
Β
Over in Long Beach, Brianna Villanueva paced the throws squad with her fifth hammer victory of the season, winning the event with a toss of 184-00. She was the only competitor in the 15-person field to surpass 180 feet. Tayla Crenshaw added a top-five finish, coming in fourth (168-08).
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Deandra Tyler and Crenshaw both established personal bests to place second and third in the shot put. Tyler was the runner-up at 44-00.5, improving on her No. 6 mark in program history. Crenshaw also moved up to seventh on the all-time charts with a PR 43-11.75. In addition, Cassious Fiaui hadΒ a lifetime-best 36-06.75.
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In the discus, Villanueva led a trio of 'Eaters with a fourth-place performance (151-03).
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UC Irvine will be back in action tomorrow with the jumps portion of the LBSU Throws/Jumps Fest.
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